Illinois JEA

IJEA Administrator of the Year Nomination Form

IJEA ADMINISTRATOR OF THE YEAR


THE AWARD: Each year, the Illinois Journalism Education Association honors an administrator who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to scholastic journalism and a free press. IJEA seeks to honor those who:

  • Actively support advisers and journalism teachers.
  • Actively support opportunities for interaction with student staffs, advisers and teachers.
  • Cultivate and maintain positive working relations with student staffs, advisers and teachers.
  • Foster an awareness of educational and career opportunities in journalism and media.
  • Recognize outstanding performance in and outstanding support for scholastic media.

PRESENTATION: The award is presented at the annual All-State Journalism banquet in June, held in Springfield in partnership with the Illinois Press Foundation.

PREVIOUS RECIPIENTS: Honorees include Brett Elliott, Richwoods High School; Charles McCormick, Kaneland Community H.S.; Richard Kirchner, Belvidere North H.S.; Fred Schouten, Reavis H.S., Burbank; Thomas Campbell, Taylorville H.S.; Kassie Patton, University H.S., Urbana; Jim Butler, Harrisburg H.S.; Tina Cantrell, John Hersey H.S., Arlington Heights. Previous recipients and IJEA members are encouraged to submit nominations for this award.

ANNUAL DEADLINE: This form must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. March 15 of the current school year.

NOTE: Asterisks indicate fields in which a response is required.


  • SECTION 1: NOMINATOR'S INFORMATION


  • SECTION 2: NOMINEE'S INFORMATION


  • SECTION 3: STATEMENT OF NOMINATION

  • Please state your reasons for nominating this individual and provide examples of why the nominee deserves recognition with this award. If you would prefer to upload your statement instead of writing directly on this form, please use "NOMINATOR OPTION 2" below.


  • Accepted file types: doc, docx, rtf, txt, pdf, Max. file size: 15 MB.

    Please upload a statement of nomination in which you state your reasons for nominating this candidate and provide examples of why the nominee deserves recognition with this award. If you would prefer to write your statement directly on this form, please use "NOMINATOR OPTION 1" above.

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IJEA Administrator of the Year Nomination Form